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J. D. MILLER.

FENCE. No. 410,912. Patented Sept. 10, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN D. MILLER, OF OTTOVILLE, OHIO.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 410,912, dated September 10, 1889.

Application filed April 8, 1889. Serial 110. 306,379. (Nomodeh) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN D. MILLER, of Ottoville, in the county of Putnam and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in fences; and it consists in the combination of suitable base-pieces, posts rigidly secured to these base-pieces, and stationary braces, which are attached to the post and base-pieces, panels, which are loosely secured together at their ends, and movable braces, which are attached to the panels at their upper ends only, and which follow the vertical movement of the panels, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a fence which is made in sections and attached together in such a manner that the panels have a vertical play or movement, thus adapting it to be used either as a stationary or flood fence, as may be desired.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fence which embodies my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sect-ion of the same, taken to one side of one of the base-pieces. Fig. 3 is a detached end view of one of the sections and the movable brace.

A represents the end posts, which are longer than any of the others, and which are adapted to be driven into the ground. Attached to these posts by wire bands or loops B are the panels 0, and these loops are fastened to the panels by means of suitable staples D. Each one of the panels C consists of a number of horizontal boards, which are secured at their ends to the vertical end pieces E, and which are braced by the strips F.

In between the posts A, which are to be set in the ground, are any suitable number of base-pieces G of any suitable length and width, and which are provided with the crosspiece's H at their ends.

Rigidly secured to each of the base-pieces G is a vertical post I, which is braced in position by the rigid brace J, which is secured to the post at its upper end and to the basepiece G at its lower one. The ends of two panels G are then loosely fastened to the stationary post I by means of loose wire loops B, and these wire loops allow the ends of the panels to vibrate and the base-pieces G a vertical play, so that in case of high water, or where the fence is made to extend across the bed of a stream, the fence will rise and fall with the water, the base-pieces G serving as floats to support them.

To the opposite side of the panels from the post I and stationary brace J is a loose diagonal brace L, which has its lower end to catch behind a block and merely rest upon one of the'base-pieces and its upper end to pass through a loop 0 on one end of one of the panels. This brace L is not secured to the block I-I upon the base G, but rests loosely against it, so that it is allowed a twisting or torsion movement as the panel to which it is attached vibrates from the upward movement of the base G. As the wire loops pass loosely around the ends of the panels and the post their ends would be allowed to flap from the force of the wind or from water rushing against them, and would gradually fall were it not for the braces L, which support the panels and hold them firmly against the post by reason of their own weight, and at the same time allow the ends of the panels'to vibrate, as before described.

By means of the construction here shown a flexible fence is produced, and one which is adapted to be used either upon land which is never flooded or upon land which becomes flooded, and which is adapted to be used as a flood-fence across streams.

This fence is also adapted to be opened at any point like a gate, so that one can drive through it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- The combination of the end posts A, which are to be driven into the ground, the basepieces G, the posts I, rigidly secured thereto, In testimony whereof I aliix mysignatnre in the stationary brace J, the panels of the presence of two witnesses. fence attached by wire loops to the posts I, Y '1 and the loose braces L, which are attached at JOID MILLILR' 5 their upper ends to the panels, and which \Vitnesses:

have their lower ends -to restnpon the base, B. A. ROLOSON, substantially as shown. A. 1 IRICK. 

